Manuel Contepomi is back in Argentina's starting lineup. Photo / Reuters
PARIS - Argentina have made a change to the team announced for tomorrow's (NZT) rugby World Cup third-place playoff against France, replacing injured centre Gonzalo Tiesi with Manuel Contepomi.
"(Tiesi) is injured and won't be able to play. Manuel Contepomi will take his place," assistant coach Daniel Baetti
said today.
Tiesi, who came off the bench to replace Contepomi for last Monday's semifinal loss to South Africa, was injured in training yesterday although his withdrawal from the team was only decided today.
Contepomi has played in all but one of Argentina's matches in the tournament, scoring two tries.
Argentina face France at the Parc des Princes in their second meeting in the tournament, having upset them 17-12 in the opening match.
Revised Argentina team: Ignacio Corleto, Federico Martin Aramburu, Manuel Contepomi, Felipe Contepomi, Horacio Agulla, Juan Martin Hernandez, Agustin Pichot (captain), Gonzalo Longo, Juan Fernandez Lobbe, Martin Durand, Patricio Albacete, Rimas Alvarez, Omar Hasan, Alberto Vernet Basualdo, Rodrigo Roncero
Reserves: Eusebio Guinazu, Marcos Ayerza, Esteban Lozada, Juan Manuel Leguizamon, Nicolas Fernandez Miranda, Federico Todeschini, Hernan Senillosa.
- REUTERS
